Devibhagavatapurana 2.1.24

2.1.24

sūta uvāca |
ityuktvā pradadau parṇaṃ śyenāya nṛpasattamaḥ |
sa gṛhītvotpapātāśu gaganaṃ gativittamaḥ ||

Sûta said:-- “O Risis! Thus saying, the king gave that leaf with the virile therein to the falcon, who is capable of going quick in the air, took it and immediately rose high up in the air.